Jean Patton

Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
	1951 Buenos Aires	100 m
	1951 Buenos Aires	200 m
	1951 Buenos Aires	4 × 100 m relay

Jean Patton (born 1932) is an American track and field sprinter who competed in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash. She was a three-time national champion, winning the women's 100 m in 1949 and 1950, before a 200 m title in 1951.^[1]

She competed at one major international tournament for the United States, the 1951 Pan American Games, where she excelled with gold medals in the 200 m and 4 × 100 metres relay (alongside Nell Jackson, Dolores Dwyer and Janet Moreau), as well as a silver medal in the 100 m behind Peru's Julia Sánchez.^[2][3]

An African-American,^[4] she attended Tennessee State College and competed for the institution athletically.^[5]

National titles

• USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
  • 100 m: 1949, 1950
  • 200 m: 1951

See also

• List of 100 metres national champions (women)

References